Figure 1.6: Coastal biogeographic regions to 12 nautical miles within New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone
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Note:
Although the boundary for the Coastal Biogeographic Region Classification is the 200 metre depth contour, planning for marine protected areas within each coastal biogeographic region only extends to the 12 nautical mile boundary. For this reason, each Coastal Biogeographic Region is mapped to 12 nautical miles in this Figure.
Data source: Department of Conservation and Ministry of Fisheries.
Text description of figure
Figure 1.6 shows a map of New Zealand’s major islands in black surrounded by New Zealand’s 200 mile exclusive economic zone in blue. The Coastal Biogeographic Regions are highlighted in two different colours around the edge of all the islands out to the 12 nautical mile boundary or outer limit of New Zealand’s Territorial Sea. The 200 metre depth (contour) mark is shown in a separate colour where this occurs outside the boundary of a biogeographic region.
